One Week.....

One week of cuddles...
One week of sweet baby smells...
One week of nursing...
One week of changing diapers...
One week of falling more in love than we could have ever imagined...

It's been one week and one day since Liam has joined our family and I already know that things will never be the same.  Everything has been going wonderfully since he made his arrival.  He is a healthy baby boy.  Breastfeeding has been going wonderfully!  [ever since the first time I nursed - in recovery after the c-section]  My own recovery from the c-section has completely surprised me and has been going very well.   Tressel (our puppy) is already loving his baby brother and has been so gentle and just curious around baby. 

Adam has been amazing - from all the help he gave me in the hospital to all the wonderful things he does to help with Liam.

Our families and friends have been beyond supportive - from visits in the hospital and helping with meals and already spoiling Liam.  To my mom especially, who has been staying with us since he was born - things would not have been so smooth if it weren't for her. 

I have fallen in love more than I could have imagined.  I can barely take my eyes off him and I know people will be sick of me talking about our son, but I can't help but be so proud of him already. 

It's absolutely amazing how much your life can change in just one week...

William is HERE!!!!

My little sinker is finally here - William Edward ("Liam")!!

The little man had a mind of his own.  I was scheduled for a c-section (little man was breech) on Friday at 11:30am.  My alarm was set to go off at 7:30am to start getting ready and head in to get admitted.  However....a little after 7:00am, while laying in bed with the puppy, I felt a gush - my water broke!!  Adam was down stairs finishing up some homework so I called for my mom.  Whoa, buddy - this was real!  We called doctor and hospital and I went to hop in the shower and the contractions started - they were already 3-4 minutes apart and painful!  I figured since people usually are in labor for many hours, a shower and drying my hair wouldn't hurt and they would just move up my c-section. 

We got in the car to head to the hospital - Adam dropped me off at ER door and grabbed the camera.  They wheeled me upstairs to labor and delivery, a trip that felt like it might have lasted about 10 hours - contractions were now 2 minutes apart and it was less than an hour after my water broke.  I changed into a gown and a few nurses came in to start asking me questions and to get my IV going.  Another nurse came in to check my cervix.  She had a hard time telling because little man had dropped so far down.  She told me I was at least 8 cm dilated, but it felt like it was more like 10.  This was reported to the other nurses and people began to swarm - they needed to hurry!  My doctor and the anesthesiologist came in - they were worried they might not have enough time to give me the spinal before they had to deliver.  I begged and asked them to please, pretty please, try - I wanted to be awake for the birth!  The nurses were making a mad dash to finish up what they needed to do.  Adam went to change into scrubs.  They started wheeling me into delivery. 

Everyone worked so quickly that I was able to have my spinal and the procedure began.  There was a lot of tugging and Adam was sitting by my head holding my hand and rubbing my shoulder.  A few minutes later we heard the words from the doctor say the words we knew already - "It's a boy!"  The held him up for me as they send baby to the warmer - daddy followed.  After the first site of my baby boy and hearing his first cries, I started to sob!  I was bursting with love and happiness and relief that he was healthy and my wait was over.  He was here!

Stats:
Born Friday, November 12, 2010 at 8:57 am
Weight - 8 lbs 15 oz
Length - 19.75 inches

Things on my mind

So I know I have been absent from blogging for a few days now.  I can't really help it!  William's arrival is less than 48 hours away!  Even typing that out seriously makes it impossible to believe that it's almost THE day!  I finished up my last day at work yesterday [insert huge sigh of relief].  Finishing up laundry, trying to straighten the house and finish putting together and putting away baby stuff.  Setting up video monitor.  Adam installed the car seats.  Got a mani/pedi - because a gal has to have nice nails for her hospital stay.  And every moment of doing all of this, trying to begin to comprehend what is about to happen to turn our lives upside down!

It's not sinking in.....

I'm so excited and anxious but am still unable to visualize or imagine what is about to happen!! 

My family is coming into town tomorrow night and Friday morning, Adam and I will make the drive to the hospital where we will anxiously await the arrival and first meeting of the baby we have already fallen in love with - our William!

Thanks for all of your support!!